Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Updated Dec. 7, 2009 12:01 a.m. ET

Updated Dec. 7, 2009 12:01 a.m. ET

All the President's Taxes

To the Editor: The low grades Jim McTague gave President Obama on what he has done to repair the economy were generally on target ("Sorry, Mr. President; Next Time, Study Harder," D.C. Current, Nov. 23). However, under the category "Delay Tax Hikes," McTague indicated that he would not be able to grade the president on this issue "until the economy recovers." My guess is that we will be able to assign him a grade on tax hikes much sooner than that. Many Americans do not realize that the health-care bill in the Senate includes 18 major tax increases -- notably...